New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25
A CONJURED MULE.
AN EXPERIENCE WITH A FLORIDA WITCH

nose as a safeguard for the food thereon that my
friend revealed tho subject of her thoughts Thcn sho
conHded to that sho was unable TO think OF any
thing but Honest Ben 1t may be remembered that
Honest Bon IS tho name OF Melausas mule. She says
he mover deceives in any way for he rover pre-
tends that he going to 10 hing but walk, and no
rover does That Is, TO dld until Yesterday.
| She asked mo II / had noticed that she was Como
| longer than usual when she mado her daily trip to
| tho post office was obliged to confess that two
or threo hours moro less did not notice. for II Is
matter of half a day for her to go the mile and
| half to tho village. II requires much less time for
either of US to walk than to go with the mue, but
as my friend says she bought tho mule to rdo, ana
she must ride, lose all the money she paid for IT,
| Destdes time is OF no importance here any way.
| Honest Ben not only will not trOt or cantcr but no
frequently stops and stands still for five minutes. His
owner saws no has never deceived about this either
| there isn't a bit OF deceit about him any way lilo
| doesn't stop to rest his object in thus lingering
| appears DO TO enable him TO collect his thoughts
and bring them to bear more forcbly upon whatever
| topic may occupy his mind at the time Meiausa
thinks he Is u mathematician and Is frequently III
voved In tho struggle to solve an abtruSo proOicm
BESIDES those mathematical propenseS, another &c
/ velopmcnt occurred yesterday.
Il went somewhere besides to the po5'-ofice,' she
said 1T seemed to mo must got out OF that PAIN
If only to see few other pine trees, even though
couldn't have told them from the pine trees see
every day; only It was something to know they were
| not the
AS you leave tho village, you remember there Is
"A way that opens along tho rivers edge, where TWO
! big palmetto trees stand The general direction Is
/ slightly toward homo, and thought could branch
I oil when chose, and come back hero to tho sct'ie
! ment 1t took Honest Ben a great whc to got real
| Is into the new way, and had only gone low
rods beyond the palmettCs when he stopped
thought at first he had merely paused to work out
! problem, and | sat sIl Of course, for there was
nothing clso for to do. l could see tho water
lending away at my left, curving oil in the binding
! Glitter Of tho sun | could SEQ some great white
southern birds too flying low toward the river; and
once eayly painted Ittle steamboat pulled by, car
rying party OF mon and women who laughed great
deal 1t looked hot out IN the water, but wh'rc
] was tho air delightful. ! was quite happy
for a half hour At tho end Of that t!nic wished
could go on for ! saw long snake dsi Cling down
from a irco.limb that hung far oyer tho Nai'r To
my cNtrcmo Joy and amaEomcnt, Honest len pagan
to walk forward the moment asked him JIG won't
perhaps quarter Of mile, and ho seemed to be leaV
lng tho river when he stopped again Ana when he
stopped small black hoy in striped shirt cardo
out toward mo | mention tho shirt particularly,
Iecauso It all tho garment he WORE therefore
tho only that could be mentioned lio did not
seom 10 look al mo At al, but fixed his eyes on tho
mu.. and stared With all his power. Tho mule
seemed uneasy FOR the first time in my acquaintance
with him lie raised his hind les, a very
uttlo-vas it possible 10 about to do something
not strictly honest Tho Liack boy turned and ran
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